Jan 31 2008
Deja vu all over again
The police don’t want to shoot us but they need the ability to overcome an agitated and dangerous suspect. Enter the taser gun. If we let them use taser gun against us in those situations where they previously had no option but to shoot the felon then a lot of lives will be saved.
Now travel back in time about two years……..
The police don’t want to shoot us but they need the ability to overcome an agitated and dangerous suspect. Enter capsicum spray. If we let them use capsicum spray against us in those situations where they previously had no option but to shoot the felon then a lot of lives will be saved.
Its deja vu all over again here ladies and gentlemen and I am literally hanging from the rafters about this one! (top that double backwards talk)
I am happy for the officers of the law to use these new ‘measures’ against people who are threatening human life with some sort of violence or weapon.
However I am reasonably concerned that these ‘measures’ may be used to subdue people who are not threatening human life with violence or a weapon. If you are protesting a cause, vigorously discussing your rights with an law enforcement officer or caught up in a good old street dust up you may be strong chance of getting sprayed or zapped.
Maybe I am just concerned as a large powerful intimidating chap (in a Wayne Carey type mould) that I will be singled out for zapping or spraying if I happen to question an officer’s instructions or fart in his general direction.
Does anyone remember the snow plough episode of the Simpson’s where Homer pleases president George Bush by clearing all of the protesters from the White House lawn with his snow plough? I think that would be a much more suitable way of dealing with protestors in real life than a taser.
SJ – if you fart in the direction of an officer somehow i don’t think he’ll be tasering you
I agree with you on the introduction of tasers. Whatever makes the place safer…..though the english police still use their little battons….surely they have guns or something as well?…i can’t remember
Must agree with you here. The police have a tuff job and that is an understatement. But I recall the same thing about these weapons being used as replacement for guns rather than a replacement for battons or brute force. My understanding was they were only going to be used in life and death situations but now it seems they will be used in any situation where a person is just causing a physical disturbance. Interesting topic.
Who has occasion to tangle with cops other than criminals and dirty rotten do-gooder protesters? As far as I’m concerned, if you fall into one of those categories, or you’re IASM, then you deserve to be shot for being so freakin stupid. The Victorian police have been doing it for years and you don’t hear any complaints from down there anymore. I would almost argue that tasers are too soft and guns are the only option.
PS. I love that you and Woody have both managed to involve a Simpsons episode in the last couple of posts. I suggest this needs to become mandatory from now on…
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You want a filthy republican to run things so they can brutalise criminals, lower taxes and rule you like a king. Which Simpsons character said that?
SJ
Well well look who’s returned from his little sabbatical. I’ve missed you Simple. Nobody is as easy to crush on line as you! As Homer would say to you… you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
Finally I have identified an attribute of yours I admire.
SJ, Wayne Carey needs to be tasered. Actually for a pretty boy like him who’s about to end up in jail, tasering is the least of his worries.
What about rubber bullets….why not bring back the old slug gun. I feel sorry for the poor old copper….how heavy is there belts gunna be now,, they’re gunna have a gun, pepper spray, taser gun, hand cuffs, mobile phone + what ever else there have hanging off them.
Have not seen the page for a while….I like what you have done to the place SJ.
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That is true, those cops carry around more crap on their belts than Batman. Good to see you back Hank E.
SJ
Maybe the need a tin of Shark Repellant and then they will be just like Batman.
The phantom only ever needed pistols oh and a wolf.
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Dam! I wish the Phamton lived in Australia. The fear of a skull scar on your face would also keep you in line. The wolf was cool to, Devil i think he was called. But what about Diana Palmer….. she was HOT!
SJ
I’ve just been giving you some time to get over your wounds IASM, and whilst we’re discussing admirable traits, your ability to get completely outwitted and come back for more is astonishing!!
Well well well Simple I appear to have been mistaken. You aren’t a real Simpsons fan, otherwise you would have taken Homer’s advice and “not tried again.” Regardless, it is good to see my easiest on-line prey with some fight in him. However pitiful that fight may be. Thankyou for considering my health. My side-split stomach has healed nicely since I haven’t had you on-line to cruelly laugh at. I too, am enjoying the opportunity to see intellectual dwarfs like yourself think they’ve completely outwitted me with their “best” lines only for me to come back & obliterate them.
PS; GOODNIGHT…..AGAIN!!!!